Peter the Great's new Capital was a city on the Baltic Sea, renamed St Petersburg. Russia's "window to the West". :D
Peter the Great, Czar (Emperor) of Russia, built St. Petersburg as a "window to the west" as part of his efforts to make Russia more like civilized Europe than Asia.
At that time Russia was a very backward country. Economy was based on exclusively on agriculture, and even agriculture was underdeveloped. Peter was fascinated by Western Europe and after a tour (in disguise) to Western Europe, he decided to copy what he had seen abroad and modernise his country. Peter the Great believed that to become a "world power" Russia needed a 'window on to the West '(he moved the capital to St. Petersbug) better ships, shipyards, a better navy and army, and most of all several new industries, as well as seaports.
Yes, Czar Peter the Great established St. Petersburg as the capital of his empire in 1703. He wanted a capital city that could also be a seaport.
Ivan the Terrible dumb answer above, it was Peter the great.
Peter the Great's new Capital was a city on the Baltic Sea, renamed St Petersburg. Russia's "window to the West". :D
Russiaâ??s window to Europe was Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great. Due to this, Russia got many European cultural influences.
The new Russian capital, Saint Petersburg, was built on the shores of the Baltic Sea in 1703 by Peter the Great. It was strategically located to provide Russia with access to maritime trade and serve as a window to Europe.
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The city of St. Petersburg was named after Saint Peter, one of the apostles of Jesus and a prominent figure in Christianity. The name reflects the city's founding by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, who aimed to establish a new capital and a "window to Europe." St. Petersburg was intended to symbolize the modernization and westernization of Russia.
Peter the Great, Czar (Emperor) of Russia, built St. Petersburg as a "window to the west" as part of his efforts to make Russia more like civilized Europe than Asia.
At that time Russia was a very backward country. Economy was based on exclusively on agriculture, and even agriculture was underdeveloped. Peter was fascinated by Western Europe and after a tour (in disguise) to Western Europe, he decided to copy what he had seen abroad and modernise his country. Peter the Great believed that to become a "world power" Russia needed a 'window on to the West '(he moved the capital to St. Petersbug) better ships, shipyards, a better navy and army, and most of all several new industries, as well as seaports.
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Yes, Czar Peter the Great established St. Petersburg as the capital of his empire in 1703. He wanted a capital city that could also be a seaport.
Yes, Czar Peter the Great established St. Petersburg as the capital of his empire in 1703. He wanted a capital city that could also be a seaport.
Peter the Great built his capital city on land near Russia's border with Finland. It was marshland where the river Neva meets the Gulf of Finland's easternmost shore. It was intended to be Russia's contact with the Western world unlike Moscow which was more in contact with the Eastern world. He named it St. Petersburg after his patron saint, St. Peter.